Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-30
RECOVERED THEIR SENSES.
Managers Cakes and Potter Have q
Confab In Chicago.
And Couclu 10 Right . fragrant
1ninstioe. -
living Butte and Anaconda the Reduced
Freight Rates.
Which viii be Retroactive to November
Fifteenth.
Placing Thee Cities on al Equality
With Helena.

Yesterday morning General Agent aid
ain Of the Union Poetic put up a placard,
announcing thst. taking effect November
Is, rates from eastern e criminals to Mon
tana common points would be the uniform.
A reporter of The MINER called at the
office in the evening to obtain particulars.
but Mr.. Baldwin WAS not in. and he went
IN to Mr.. McCajg of the Northern Pa .ific,
who produced the following telegram:
ST.. PAUL, November 2e.-JAs. McCAIc,
BUTTE. Mox1.-It 10 with pleasure l a
authorize you to put Butte and Anaconda
as we'll rs all Montana Union points. on
The ga me basis as Helena, retreacting to
Novemb,r Is. This is as it should be, and
know will please the merchants as much
as it ples ses me, and tins ~ What MIR.
Hapnaford wished from the stsrt
Our tariffs were printed in anticipation
OF this result. and will 60 ont to-day. Gen.
eral Freight Agent Calderhead should over.
cha rye all accounts collected in excess 81
Helena "a tes on billing ON and after the
18th inst. Announce in the Dewspa pers
that should be handed in prompt.
~ to insure quick settlement. s. l.. Moore,
General Freight Agent, Northern Pacific
KsiIroad."
In reference to the above Mr.. MeCaig
said: II had no doubt from the start that
Butte and Anaconda would Iece We the
same benefits as Helena frou, the Mani
toba and Northern Pacific cut to Helena.
| felt sure hat the withdrawal OF the re-
duc-d rates was nothing more nor less than
an error Of judgment on the part
Of so,ne one, and l took the earliest
opportunity to notify my superI'r
officers that the exemption of. Butte
and Ana eopda from the Silver Bow and
feet. for The reason that the merchants OF
both cities would feel aggrieved. The
Norther. Pacifc is ut all times not only
ready but willing to compete with any
other railroad to common points, and ]
know positively that the withdrawal ~
the Stuart and Silver Bow rates war not at
/ he inst n nee Of the Traffic Manager or any
other officer connects d with the company.
The Northern Pacific 10 in Butte as a per.
ma ,pent institution, and will always be
glad to favOrably entertain any protest on
the pat If the merchants of Butte a. TO
unjust discrimination against them or this
city's interests.
the NEW SCHEDULE.
6ines the above wsa written General
Agent bA1OW III, ~ tU0 Cu'Vu dC'NNs u0@
kindly furnished THE MINER with the fol.
Loving schedule OF rates which are retro.
active to November Is. and are to continue
in force until isrther Lotiee.
Il tween Mo',tap IA on points, Butte
t., Helena inclusive, and Missouri River.
Mel %chandise. in tents per 100 p"nnds-
1t class, 2 IS; 2s'i class. 2 90; Sid class.
ITS; Atm class. $50, ear loads, in cent?
per 100 pound; 5sh class. 1 80; class A.
1925; class B, 100; class Z. 90; class d, 80;
class E, 20.
Between Chicago. Milwaukee. and com,
mon points-lst, 2.S5; I'd. 2.4O: Bid;
2.O5; 4,h. Ito; 18th, 1.42KsA, 1.42A;B. lis
&. l.O3;.D. 80: Z, 7s.
Between 81. Louis and common points
LIST, 2 SIX; end. PAP; 3ri, 2-h6k; 4th,
l II; 9TH. LAB; A.. 1.431 6, I.16; c,
l.O4; ID. 9Ok; E. 7Sh.
Special rates from Missouri River, in
cents per 1OO pound-: Lumber so; salt,
Is: coat. 90; grain, rs; e~,nigraot nova
bles. 62K.
Live stock in dollars per 3O-foot car
Horses and mules, l6O; cattle. hogs and
sheep. Jas.
All claims for overcharge or loss will b.
paid at the Union Pacific Office, Butte.